Samyoul Kim

Samyoul is a senior associate in Taft’s Finance Practice Group. He represents banks, other financial institutions, and corporate borrowers in connection with a broad range of middle-market financing transactions, with a particular emphasis on representing lenders in sponsor-backed acquisition financings and asset-based lending. His experience includes syndicated and bilateral financing transactions involving leveraged financings, mezzanine financings, real estate and construction financings, private shelf financings, and other secured and unsecured commercial finance transactions.

Samyoul advises banks, other lenders and corporate borrowers throughout all stages of financing transactions, from transaction structuring and due diligence through negotiation, closing and post-closing matters. As a member of Taft’s Korean Law Practice, he advises Korean companies and financial institutions on U.S. commercial finance matters. Proficient in Korean, he helps facilitate communication and collaboration between Korean clients and U.S. deal teams throughout financing transactions.

Samyoul earned his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where he served as president of the Asian Law Students Association and a member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Board. Samyoul grew up in Canada and earned his bachelor’s degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.